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SPRUCE Awards - first call for proposals

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SPRUCE will make awards of up to £5k available for further developing the practical digital preservation outcomes and/or development of digital preservation business cases, that were begun in SPRUCE events. A total fund of £60k is available for making these awards, which will be allocated in a series of funding calls thoughout the life of the SPRUCE Project.

The current (open) call is primarily for attendees of the SPRUCE Glasgow Mashup.

How to bid for a funding award

To bid for a SPRUCE award:

  1. Carefully read through the details on this page, paying particular attention to the Project Award Criteria, Notes and Conditions, and Timings (see below).
  2. Complete this bid template with details of your proposed project (maximum 2 pages)
  3. Send the template by email to p (dot) r (dot) wheatley (at) leeds (dot) ac (dot) uk, no later than 5pm on the 22nd May 2012.
  4. If you have any questions, or would like to discuss your bid, please contact Paul Wheatley at the email address above.

Project Award Criteria

Awards will be scored and allocated based on how well the bids meet the following criteria. The Project:

  • Enhances digital preservation at the bidding institution / partnered institution
  • Provides results that will support the bidding institution (and will support SPRUCE) in building a compelling business case for digital preservation
  • Has potential for delivering strong results (demonstrated by building on work from a SPRUCE Mashup)
  • Has clear and practically focused objectives
  • Provides outputs with a strong impact and that are applicable and useful for other institutions (particularly UK HE/FE)
  • Clearly outlines how the award will be resourced and delivered within a realistic time scale
  • Has support from within the institution with financial or in-kind contribution where possible

Notes and conditions for bidders

  • Awards of up to £5k will be considered
  • Applications should be no longer than 2 pages with 10point text only.
  • Applications will normally only be accepted from individuals that have attended a SPRUCE event. Other awards may be considered but the SPRUCE Project Manager should be consulted in the first instance
  • Joint applications from teams of individuals (possibly from different organisations) will be considered but one primary named contact will be the recipient of the total amount of the award
  • Diverse participation is sought so SPRUCE will prefer to make awards to a variety of institutions rather than multiple awards to a single organisation
  • Applications from UK/FE institutions will be prioritised. Applications from outside of the UK will not be considered
  • It is expected that in the majority of cases, Projects will be applied for and led by practitioners. Award funding may of course be spent on technical resources if applicable to the activity in question
  • SPRUCE can provide support in finding sources for technical resource which may be allocated to award activities

Awards timetable

  • Award call opens: 8th May 2012
  • Applications must be submitted by: 5pm, 22nd May 2012
  • Notification of successful applications: 28th May 2012
  • Projects to complete by: 31st October 2012

Further calls will be issued later in the SPRUCE project.

 

First SPRUCE Mashup, Glasgow 16-18th April

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The SPRUCE Project at the University of Leeds, with the London School of Economics, British Library, Digital Preservation Coalition and the Open Planets Foundation cordially invite you to the first SPRUCE Digital Preservation Mashup, Marriott Hotel, Glasgow, Glasgow G3 8RR 16-18 April 2012.

Sustainable PReservation Using Community Engagement (SPRUCE) project has been funded by JISC to inspire, guide, support and enable HE, FE and cultural institutions to address digital preservation gaps; and to use the knowledge gathered from that activity to articulate a compelling business case for digital preservation.  We aim to foster a vibrant and self-supporting community of digital preservation practitioners via a mixture of online interaction and face to face events. To get the ball rolling we are organising a series of free events around the UK (based on the successful AQuA Project) that will provide support and technical expertise to address the real digital preservation challenges that institutions face. The best work from event attendees will be awarded funding to develop the activity and embed it within business as usual processes. £60k is available for these awards.

Over 3 days a diverse community will come together to discuss, test, code (don't worry non-techies we won't force you to code), plan, and share challenges related to the new types of content entrusted to libraries, archives, and museums to preserve and manage.  The focus is around community, communication, and learning from one another for we definitely can't go it alone in the new landscape of digital content.  The result will be practical digital preservation tools which meet your specific needs and which are likely to be useful more widely.

Registration is now open and is free.  Accommodation and subsistence will be paid for - lunch, dinner, bed and beakfast.  You simply have to organise travel and you have to commit to staying all three days.

To register or find out more, visit the SPRUCE wiki page.

 

SPRUCE Project Launched

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Leeds University Library is delighted to announce the launch of the Sustainable PReservation Using Community Engagement (SPRUCE) project. SPRUCE will inspire, guide, support and enable HE, FE and cultural institutions to address digital preservation gaps; and to use the knowledge gathered from that activity to articulate a compelling business case for digital preservation.

SPRUCE is aiming to foster a vibrant and self-supporting community of digital preservation practitioners via a mixture of online interaction and face to face events based on the successful AQuA Project mashups (see http://wiki.opf-labs.org/display/AQuA/Home). The events will provide support and technical expertise to address specific digital preservation challenges. The best work from event attendees will secure funding awards to further develop the activity and embed it within business as usual processes at the home institution. £60k is available for these awards and will be allocated during the 2 year life of the SPRUCE project.

SPRUCE will build on the experience of these activities in order to develop a strong business case for digital preservation, with the aim of supporting and embedding good DP practise beyond the life of the project.

The first SPRUCE mashup will be held in Glasgow in April 2012. Details will be made available shortly on the SPRUCE website here: http://www.dpconline.org/advocacy/spruce

SPRUCE is a JISC funded partnership between Leeds University Library, the British Library, the London School of Economics, the Digital Preservation Coalition, and the Open Planets Foundation.

   

SPRUCE Project

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The SPRUCE project page ...

The SPRUCE Project is led by Leeds University Library, working in partnership with The British Library, Digital Preservation Coalition, London School of Economics, and Open Planets Foundation. The five partners will collaborate to develop a strategy for engaging the academic community around digital preservation and will also contribute technical expertise and solutions.

   

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